Hopetown, Ohio

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Hopetown is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Hopetown was originally called Hope, and under the latter name was laid out in 1819. [2] The community took its name from the Hope Mill, a gristmill near the original town site. [3] A post office called Hopetown was established in 1900 and was discontinued that same year. [4]

Wesley Chapel in Hopetown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown, Ohio
  2. ↑ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 336.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ Quackenbush, Jannette Rae (27 January 2014). Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide V: A Haunted Hocking Ghost Hunter Guide. 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing. p. 233. ISBN   978-1-940087-08-5.

Coordinates: 39°22′43″N82°58′31″W / 39.37861°N 82.97528°W / 39.37861; -82.97528


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